Is the rate of sulfur-disulfide exchange between the native β-lactoglobulin and PDS related to protein conformational stability?

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 483-486

  Owusu Apenten, Richard K ^a   Galani, Despina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dimer dissociation; Dynamics; Flexibility; Sulphur disulphide exchange; Lactoglobulin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039846338     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2621.1999.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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